How can stamp collecting possibly compete with the distractions children have these days, such as computers and television?
A. It is not a question of competition, the computer and its connectivity to a huge wealth of knowledge and fun can be harnessed to interest children in the world of stamps. The television also has the ability to fire children’s imaginations, think of all the exciting programmes that can be linked to thematic collecting. A significant number of postal agencies have web sites that can be accessed through www.philatelicbureau.com and on which nearly 90 issuing countries can be accessed. In addition the web site of Casco Philatelic Services at www.cascophilatelic.com gives access to the sites for those countries that use the Crown Agency for the supply of their stamps. This covers 17 countries that were, or are British protectorates or are still within the Commonwealth, mainly islands. Both web sites and television programmes covering many aspects of nature, history, science, technology, people, space, human endeavours such as sports and many more are available to children and young peopl
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